Reggie Darling

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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Baby's Silver, All Grown Up

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Do you have silver that was given to you as a child sitting on a shelf or packed away, unused?  Baby mugs, bowls, teething rings, and such? ...
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Maids Should Wear Uniforms

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I believe that employed domestics, whether maids or manservants, should wear uniforms. What exactly constitutes the uniform can be decided b...
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Monday, February 1, 2010

Stamford Sunday Pseudo-Shopping

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Boy and I decided to spend this past weekend in the city, enjoying a respite from Darlington House.  January can be grim in the Hudson River...
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Dinner at L'Absinthe

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New York has always had a love affair with French food and French restaurants, and that’s understandable since France produces some of the m...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

How Reggie Got His Name

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I am the fourth of four children, and I come from a family where my parents were not all that involved in the more mundane, day-to-day respo...
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Monday, January 25, 2010

Reggie's Rooms: Canon Valpy's Drawing-Room

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From time to time I shall post about rooms that I have come across over the years that I find notable or inspiring, for one reason or anothe...
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Antiques Week Cont'd: Our Pier Show Cargo

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Today (Sunday) marks the official end of Antiques Week here in New York City, with all of the shows closing except the Winter Antiques Show,...
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Reggie Darling
Saint Grottlesex/Ivy League somewhat-observant Episcopalian WASP living on Manhattan's UES during the week with a career in finance. Weekends I hightail it up to the Hudson River Valley where I'm ruinously restoring and furnishing a jewel of a Federal house with my spouse, Boy Fenwick, and our most-adored pug, Basil, who has decided views on these subjects.
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